-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JdhJ0EV8NZbZCndLoDyVnR3R9vpkdEpo7wpRqmBbuqjU463dRFRvicPV2LecMjUy 00FRPmLTHef3Ofar15GHEw== /in/edgar/work/20000620/0001010521-00-000327/0001010521-00-000327.txt : 20000920 0001010521-00-000327.hdr.sgml : 20000920 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-00-000327 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000620 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN INVESTMENT TRUST III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000791271 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1030 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-04559 FILM NUMBER: 657816 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173751702 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 HUNTINGTON AVE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199-7603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FREEDOM INVESTMENT TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930831 497 1 0001.txt JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III John Hancock Equity Funds Supplement to the Prospectus Dated May 1, 2000 John Hancock Sovereign Investors Fund - ------------------------------------- Effective July 1, 2000, the "Goal and Strategy" section will change as follows: At least 65% of the fund's stock investments are "dividend performers"--companies whose dividend payments have increased steadily for ten years. June 19, 2000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----